Price Waterhouse East Caribbean Firm Partners With Check Point Software To Resell FireWall-1

Bridgetown, Barbados —

Price Waterhouse East Caribbean Firm today announced an agreement with CheckPoint Software Technologies, Ltd., whereby Price Waterhouse will resell CheckPoint's FireWall-1 network security software and provide implementation, support and consulting services. Price Waterhouse will combine its consulting and management methodologies with CheckPoint's FireWall-1 products for UNIX and Windows NT to provide a complete solution for Internet security and secure global connectivity.

"Establishing a secure presence is a key concern for many corporations which have embraced the Internet and its technologies as a means for conducting electronic commerce and other business activities," stated Huntly Stratford, manager of technology solutions & services for Price Waterhouse East Caribbean Firm. "As rapid growth of the Internet continues, Price Waterhouse is excited to partner with CheckPoint Software to provide a strategic technology solution for securing corporate information assets."

Price Waterhouse has been well aware of this challenge to secure corporate information assets and as a result has formulated its Information System Risk Management methodologies. These methodologies embrace a comprehensive set of standards for the security of corporate information assets from the development of a corporate security policy to security contingency planning and auditing.

"The increasing deployment of Intranets and Virtual Private Networks (VPN) in international corporations has made CheckPoint's expanded presence in the Caribbean region essential," stated John Cunningham, vice president of worldwide sales and field operations for CheckPoint Software Technologies. "We are pleased to partner with Price Waterhouse and combine their consulting expertise with our security product offerings to deliver the advanced security solutions their customers need to deploy advanced applications and services securely."

About CheckPoint FireWall-1
As the first shrinkwrapped firewall package, and the first to employ an easy-to-use graphical user interface, FireWall-1 is consistently recognized by trade publications and users for its usability, flexibility, extensibility and high performance. Based on CheckPoint's unique, patent-pending "stateful inspection" architecture, the product is the most flexible, easy-to-install, configure, and maintain firewall product available. More than 120 applications, services and protocols are supported out-of-the-box, and administrators can easily customize the firewall to incorporate new and in-house applications. FireWall-1 allows the enterprise's customized security policy to be created, monitored, and maintained from a single workstation, and enables network managers to configure and manage multiple firewalls throughout the enterprise from one, centralized management station. The product is also sold by SunSoft, Inc. as Solstice FireWall-1.

Most recently, CheckPoint FireWall-1 was awarded Network Computing's "Well-Connected" award for "Best Firewall" at Spring Networld+Interop 1996 in Las Vegas, Nevada in April 1996. FireWall-1 also received Network Computing's "Editor's Choice" award in the February 15, 1996 issue of the publication. Additionally, Data Communications' awarded FireWall-1 its "Top Performer" award after a rigorous review of fifteen firewall products in the November 21, 1995 issue of the publication. FireWall-1 also received the "Best of Show" award at the 1994 Fall Networld+Interop show in Las Vegas, Nevada.

About Price Waterhouse East Caribbean Firm
Price Waterhouse East Caribbean Firm provides integrated professional services including accounting, auditing, tax planning and compliance, strategic management consulting, information technology, and many disciplines within these broad categories. The Price Waterhouse East Caribbean Firm, is a member of the worldwide network of Price Waterhouse firms with over 53,000 people in 450 offices in 119 countries and territories.

About CheckPoint Software
CheckPoint Software Technologies develops, markets and supports network security software products that enable connectivity with security and manageability, and was the leading vendor of network security software in 1995 with 40% share of the firewall market (according to IDC). CheckPoint's products are sold through OEMs including SunSoft, Inc., distributors and resellers including UB Networks and Vanstar Corporation, and Internet service providers and other partners worldwide, including Pacific Bell Network Integration and Hewlett-Packard Company. The company has U.S. headquarters in Redwood City, California and international headquarters in Ramat-Gan, Israel. For product information, please call (800) 429-4391, e-mail info@checkpoint.com or visit CheckPoint at http://www.checkpoint.com

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